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Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
It's an 8 game epic about punching witches and chess and shit. If you watched the shitty anime, redeem yourself by playing this. Or if you a mystery/detective buff, or if you just like have your mind BLOWN to shit. Seriously though, if you like 999, Phoenix Wright type of shit, just play this shit. The first episode is free off the official website so give that shit a shot.

SHIT HAPPENS.

I stopped on Episode 4. I saw that I no longer played it for the mystery, and somewhat saw the mystery as a nuisance in the way they presented. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed what I played. Beato Best Girl.

Originally Posted by Frostbyte

Little Busters!

Up to now, I believe that LB! has had the best common route of any VN I've played. Many of the routes have varying degrees of quality (sadly) although it's mostly up to personal preference as to which you like the best. Oh yes, and on Refrain... prepare for feels.

Hoshizora no Memoria - Wish Upon a Shooting Star

Best slice of life VN. Although, it's the only slice of life VN that I've known to exist. Great visuals, tons of references to astronomy (if the name wasn't obvious enough) and minor, basic references to science (cheesy usage of the conservation of energy in relationships... heh). Also, Kosame has an amazing h-scene (porn is why you play VNs anyway)

Steins;Gate

Even if you've watched the anime, play the VN and have no regrets. Also has an official US port if you're into buying stuff legally, idk.

Rewrite

Also by Key, and has an even greater variance of route quality (Lucia is best girl *cough*). Compared to LB!, this definitely deals with some more mature themes, although all this helps to build up the main character, Kotarou, who is very much badass by the end. Lots of WTF moments.

G-senjou no Maou

I wish Death Note was a VN! Oh wait. It is.

Chaos;Head

If you're a fan of horror, you'll probably like this VN. Characters in general though SUCK, due to a lack of development and overt use of archetype characters. The protagonist though... has Shinji-level cowardice.

I really enjoyed Hoshizora no Memoria, as well as Steins;Gate, would highly recommend.

Originally Posted by MOGAMI

Grisaia no Kajitsu
Fully translated, great CGs several routes one of best romance VNs. (from the ones that are in english)

Kara no shoujo
Really great but depressing detective VN. Played her nonstop on first try, got so sad mad happy and impressed at the end.

Muv-Luv series
First one is crap ,second one is good third one is just amazing.

Going to play Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! soon anyones thoughs on this VN?

The first grisaia game was great, I just wish they would hurry up and translate the next ones. The Muv-Luv series (especially that 3rd game) was so well done.

Good VN to play are the games from the infinity series. My favorite that i recommend first is Ever17. The infinity series uses a plot like Steins;gate except without the time machine using varies phenomenon that gives the character the feelings of traveling back to the past or clairvoyance. A lot of physic is incorporated into to story that makes it more believable too.

Ever17 particularly pulled at my heartstrings, though it did not make me cry, every route you enter initially was tragic. This ends up pushing you more to try to get the true end and get the deus ex machina kinda ending lol. My favorate character and route was the AI Sora that you fall in love with. A Love that crosses borders usually ends in tragedy, yet the sadness is a spice of life.

for vn..... well... my fav so far were grisaia and G senjou (the true ending made me shed manly tears... QAQ), 1 that a friend told me once and i jsut compelted 2 routes casue it made me rly sad was Symphonic rain... damn that VN... rly kills the fairy tale story fact...
as for VN that has a game system Rance serie is just too awesome (he is 1 of my fav character) and there is Kamidori Alchemy Meister from eushully that i personally rly enjoyed xD. well as for the page to get the vn and if soem1 is itnerested here http://fuwanovel.org/

Grisaia no Meikyuu is already on the plate for translation, but I heard it's currently on-hold because the project lead is working on a more official TL project.

In other news, I also heard that White Album 2 ~closing chapter~ is also in the works. This is good news, as I am happily waiting for more Kazusa. Also, I started building a Kazusa-partner ChaOS deck XD

MuvLuv Alternative - Best VN I've played by far. Requires you to play one pretty mediocre (japanese loved it though) to get full understanding and appreciation though.

Baldr Sky Dive2 - Second best game I've played. Hard to find games as polished. Don't think its translated yet, but its fully voiced. Some japanese is probably necessary there is a gameplay as well and you need to equip and level stuff.

Tsukihime - One of the first games I've played. Now very dated (H-Scenes are pretty bad lol). However, it is one of the best stories among VNs. First game by the same company as the Fate series.

Little Busters! - Probably less childish than the impression the name gives off.

Cross Channel

Aiyoku no Eustia - Features an atypical protagonist in a rich fantasy world
FSNSengoku Rance - Fun adventure conquering a kingdom to make a harem.Clannad - Not sure if I like this actually. Not a big Nagisa fan, but other routes featured some of my favorite heroines.G-Senjou no Maou - A lot of plot holes, but still a fun game.
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Eien no Aselia
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!
Da Capo

Just recently replayed and finally finished Chaos; head. Seemed much more interesting after playing a lot of VN and dealing with stereotypical harem males.

211303 That's just the bizarre part. I have been playing KC since Fall 2014 and have made great strides in just two years. I never really had any problems with the ships I built up. But I'm beginning...